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Can a tax not be a tax? WA ballot measure backers ask in court
After two years of contending that the Washington cap-and-invest program is a tax, Republican leaders are arguing in court that
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Can a tax not be a tax? WA ballot measure backers ask in court
After two years of contending that the Washington cap-and-invest program is a tax, Republican leaders are arguing in court that
Environment
WA conservative groups are banding together to dump carbon pricing
Redmond hedge fund manager Brian Heywood is spending millions to end cap-and-invest. The initiative has a web of organizations — and Brandi Kruse — backing it.
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WSF says building new diesel ferries would create two-year delay
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Washington AG subpoenas Seattle Archdiocese for sex abuse records
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